American Legion Minutes 1920-02-20 to 1921-01-07

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Post Minutes .
A motion was made, seconded and carried that a
committee of three be appointed to personally de ­liver
the French War Certificates to the relatives
of the deceased. The com.'Tiittee appointed was as
follows :
Mr . Hartmann 1!r . Hoffman Mr . Pettit
A motion was made, seconded and carried that
the resolution recommended by the :·xecu ti ve
Committee be adopted:
"RESOLVED t hat the Treasurer forward such a
sun as n·eccssary at the pro rata rate of
;,?1 .50 to the 1~ational Comnittee to re - instate
ever? mmnber of this Post for the year 1920 . .
That the members be given until June 1st,
1920 to rE'lpay the Post the sum of ~~1 . 50 11 •
Motion made, seconded and carried that the
action of the Treasurer be sustained in paying
for the dinner tickets at the County Committee
convention .
:.:otion made, seconded and carried that the
Smoker Committee be discharged with thanks , and
the following JIP bers of the conunittee received
a vote of than s •
. ·otion rr.ade, seconded and carried that the
minut s of the previous meeting be accepted as
read.
Motion made , seconded and carried that the
minutes of the previous Executive meeting be
approved .
iiotion made, seconded and carried that the
regular meetings of the Post be held on the
first Friday of each month, and the third Friday
of each month be a short business and social
meeting . In the event of one of the regular
meetin£ nit;hts falling on a holiday or a holi­day
eve, the meeting take place the following
Frida,· . ·
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uotion mn.d.e, seconded and carried that the
existing com.-"1ittee on the Colored Post be per- ~
mi tted to use such a sum as necessary up to fifty ,_
($5C) dollars· for the good and welfare of the
Colored Post.
:Kotion made, seconded and carried that
vote of thanks be extended to Yr . ward for his
Pos t Minutes .
February 20th , 1920 ( continued)
kind donation of the membership cards .
! otion made , ~econded an~ carrie( t hat the
Secretar~ cccept all invitations extended the Post
by letter .
Treasurer reported ~604 .
lleet ine adjourned .
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Secretarv . • v
_hlru'ch 19th , 1920 .
Mot ion nade , secondf'c' ano carriec1 that, the min­utes
of thf! prev i ous meeting be accepted as read .
:1Iotion made , seconded and carried that a commit­tee
of three be appo i nted to confer v:ith the Villat;e
Board of Trustees upon their invitation as to the
disposal of the $10 ,000 memorial fund .
Dr . Lindsay , Bond Raymore and Richard Remsen were
appointed upon that co~ ~ ittee .
various reports were heard and accepted .
: :otion rr.ade , seconded and carried that the bonus
question be voted upon at this meeting .
After various discussions of all kinds and means ,
the questi on was put and the cash bonus plan was
t he one vot ed as the one mos t a cceptable to this
Post.
secretar y .
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April 2n9J E~
A motion vas made , feconded and carried that the
minutes of the previous meeting be accepted as read .
A motion VIaS made, seconded and carried that Mr .
Harold E. Brown be appointed a comnittee of one to
see Mrs . story upon the presentation of a banner to
the Post .
A mot ion was made, seconded and carried that t•r .
John N. Hartmann be appointed custodian of the Post
flag .
Minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive
Committee were approved .
Report of the Baseball Coi'linittee was heard, and
·after much cis cuss ion the following amendment was
defeated : Thet the team be composed of ex-serv lee
men.
After the defeat of this amendment, the follow-ing
motion was passed: That one huncred ($100)
dollars be subject to be drawn for the use of the
Baseball Co~~ittee, to be used to defray the neces- ~
sary expenses to or5anize a baseball team, also ._.
that an assistant manager from the Post control this
money, also that the sense of this Post be that it
be a strictly American Legion team, the manager of
the team to use his discretion in .using outside
talent.
Mr . Brown spoke on his building plan, which was
receivcc" with great approval by the members of the
Post .
Motion made , seconded and carried that the
secretary be empow<"red to get post card notices
for next meeting .
Motion made , seconded and
run a }!loving Picture Show in
weeks from April 2nd, 1920 ,
was appointed :
l~r . John N. Hartmann
Mr. Leo Schloss
J:r . George Preziosi
Mr.
Meeting adjourned.
carried that this Post
a neighborhood of six
The follovrinr; commit tee
1:r . Alvin Forbes
Er . Frank Post
r:r . Tiillis Johnston
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Post Minutes .
_April
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Minutes of the previous meeting accepted as read .
I:ov ing Picture report accepted •
.
Report of Baseball Coa~ittee accepted .
!~"otion was znade , secondec and carried that Pilliar.l
Clinton Story Post ~342 is in favor of the resolution
proposed by the Nassau County Executive Comm~ttee .
The proposition of Ii:r . Cat>:-le was laic on the
table .
notion rn.de , seconded and carried that a conmittee
of five be appointed to meet the G. A. R. and ~wkc
suitable plans for Memorial Day :
r..tr • Cur ley Mr • Ward
Mr. Helland _ Hr. Jaffe
Mr . Williams
:rot ion wa.s made, seconded anc, carriec, that the
summer activities be left in the hands of the Enter­tainment
Committee .
l ... otion was r.lade, seconded and carried that Ur .
Frederick Plump be appointed chairman of the perman­ent
Entertainment co~~ittee .
Ir.otion made, seconded and carried that a com.~i t t.ee
be appointed to investigate plans for a club house
for this Post, itr . Harold E. Brown as ,ermane"1t
chairman vith the power to pick his comr1ittee :
Hr. Brown Hr . Raymore Hr. Christie
Hr . Remsen . Dr . Lindsay
A motion was made, seconded and carrie6 that this
Post recognize the fact of what the Hieh School and
Fire Department had done in corrunemora ting the memory
of those men who died in service , what these organ­i:
r.ations had done in planting Hemorial Trees:
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the
Executive Cornnittee purchase such supplies as the
Financial Secretary 2nd secretary need .
~ Meeting adjourned .
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May 7th, 1920.
Hinutes of the previous meeting accepted as read .
Motion made, seconded and carried that the ~
Treasurer ' s report be accepted as read . ~
:roving Picture Benefit Committee reported pro&­ress
.
~lir . HcGrant was introduced end gave a very in­teresting
talk on the Salvation Army Drive .
A motion was made , seconded and carried that an
Americanization Committee of five be appointed .
The following members were appointed :
Mr . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Bond Raymore
:1r .
Hr . Leo Schloss
Mr . Purdy ~illiams
C. VT . Raynor
!~lot ion mo. de, seconded and carried that a vote
of tho.nl~s be riven to li.r . C. A. Edwards for his
kind address on the proposed memorial .
Motion made, seconded and carried that this
Post donate $25 .00 to the Salvation Army for their --
drive .
Motion made, seconded and carried that this Post
accept Mr . Ferrara ' s offer to run a dance at his
hotel sometime in the future .
Hotion made , seconded and carriecl tnat the
Legion pay the following bills: Freeport Press ,
$47 . 35, and draw draft for ~15.00 for additionnl
printine of membership cards .
Motion made , seconded and carried that a special
meeting be called for Honday evening, Hay 17th,
1920.
Moti on made , seconded and carried that the Post
return the check of the Rockville Centre Post for
the payme 1t of the bowling alleys .
Mee iing ad journed .
Secretary .
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Post Minutes.
May 17th, ~0~
The ~~cial meetiJU: was opened with Dr . Lindsay
as chairman .
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The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted
8.s read.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the
bill from the Schultz Novelty &: Sporting Goods Co .
be referred to the baseball team with the underAtand­ing
that the baseball team pay all the bills and in
the future deal with the Victor Cohn Sporting Goods
Co., whose store is in the woolworth Buildine.
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Memorial Day CoffiiTl.ittee reported progress .
The Entertainment Committee reported progress
and have made a rrangements for a dance on the even-ing
of May 31st.
Hotion made , seconded and carried that the next
meetin[" of this Post be held on Friday evening, Hay
17th, 1920, a week l a ter than the usual meeting .
Mr . Peter s . Beck gave a very inspiring talk on
his membership drive and also outlined his member-ship
drive.
A list of prospective nembers was read and each
man received at least one card to have filled out .
The meeting a djournedi~/Y f<d/.
Secretar~
May 28th, 1920.
Motion made, seconded and carried that the min­utes
of the previous meeting be accepted as read .
Report of gemorial Committee referred to new
business . ·
The Hemorial Committee requests an appropriation
for flowers •
A motion was made, seconded and carried that
three wreaths be purchased , not to exceed 010.00
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Post Minutes.
per wreath; one for each of the memorial trees and
one for the grave of w. c. story.
An appeal was made for cars to carry the veterans
and the following men offered their cars : 11r .
Christie , llir . Beclc and l.:r . Plump . e
l.~ajor Holland and Hr . !~ac Donald both received a
rising vote of thanks for their kind addresses on
"the future of the Leeion .
A motion made , seconded and carried that $15 .00
be paid for the hire of two nusicians for the
Band .
The followine men were appointed on a committee
to secure flowers for Decoration Day :
Mr . Remsen Mr . Clock Mr . w. Johnston
Heetine adjourned .
Secretary .
June 4th , 1920.
Uinutes of the previous meeting approved as read .
Treasurer ' s report accepted as read .
~~otion made , seconded and carried that the ac­tion
of the Treasurer be sustained in paying bill
for two cartons of ciearettes for the Band .
The Memorial committee was discharged ~,ith
thanl{s.
A motion was made , seconded and carried that a
letter be written to 11~rs . W. R. Story thankine
her for her kind offer .
A motion was made, seconded and carried that a
letter be written to the ~omen ' s Relief Corps, of
Freeport, thanking them for their kindness in
arranging the lunch on ~emorial Day .
Recess dec l8.red for ten minutes in order to
prevent the ice cream from gettine soft .
The Uembership Conmi ttee. reported one hundred ap-
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June 4th , 19_g_Q_(continuedj
plication ce rds returned for application to the Post.
Ueeting adjourned . ,
secretary •
.-June 18th, 1920 .
Minutes of the previous meeting accepted as read .
Treasurer ' s report accepted as read .
:Hr . Kranz eave a very interesting talk on Govern­ment
insurance which vrill expire on July lot .
Motion made, ~econded and carried that this Post
notify the Villflee B ard of Freeport that the
William Clinton Stor~· Post, American Legion, for
various reasons will not parade on L:onday evening,
June 21st , 1920 •
Hotion made, seconded and carried that a rising
vote of thanks be given to :1r . s . R. Smith for the
presentation of a flag staff for the Colors of this
Post .
:lotion mad~ , seconded and carried that the initial
forwardod us by the State Department, Ar.erican
Legion, be adopted.
notion made , seconded 8nd carried th8t Pastor
Gould be elected Chaplain of this Post .
A rising vote of thanlcs was given to Mr . Schloss
and Mr . Beck for their hard work on the Compensation
Committee.
:lotion made , seconded and carried that a recess
of ten minutes be declared .
A rising vote o:f thanks was given to rir . ·t. Hollis
Smith for his kind shov·lng of his moving pictures .
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Post Minutes .
July 2nd , 1920 .
Uinutes of the previous meeting accepted as read.
Hot ion made , seconded and carried that this Post e
sustain tr.e action of the Executive Committee in
presenting the resolution as given out by this
committee to th~ Press .
A committee of two was appointed to investigate
the case of the one- legged man who is falsely mis­representing
himself. as a wounded ex- service man.
Motion made, seconded and carried that a rising
vote of thanks be given to Chaplain Gould for his
kind letter to the Nassau County P.eview r:emorial
Daily.
Motion made, seconded and carried that this Post
meet the first Friday of each month during the
summer.
Jl!otion made , seconded and carried that we adjourn .
·t/~~1 .
Aucust 6th, 1920 .
l:otion made, seconded ano carried that the minutes
of the previous neeting be accepted as read .
liotion made, seconded and carried that the elec­tion
of officers tave place next meeting, the first
meeting in Sept0.mber (changed to September 17th,
1920) .
Motion made, seconded and carried that Hr . rdward
Tryon be placed in good standing in this Post .
The Nominating Comnittee
of the followine men :
I~r . John Cruikf:hank
rr . Howard nthnken
1·r . Harolc'
~as appointed, consisting
r:r . George Preziosi
lir . Leo Schloss
Rothe in
The following men were approved as elected and
election ratified by this Post , to be delegates to
the County Conventions:
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August 6th , 1920 (continued)
Dr . Gordon Lindsay Mr . Howard Aldridge
Hr . Peter s . Beck Ur . ···alter Schmidt
Hr . Leo Schloss
1:r . Will is Johns ton was elected as an alternate
in the place of r.r . Schmidt who cannot attend .
Motion nade , seconded and carried that the dele­gates
be instructed to offer a resolution to the
County Committee that a pro rata scale of dues be
adopted by the Legion .
Motion made , seconded and carried that a vote of
thanks be given to Hr . Beck and Mr . C. ~... . Raynor for
their kind assistance i n writ ing up the report of
the Post doi ngs for the past year .
Motion made, seconded and carried that the next
meeting of the Post be held September 17th, 1920 .
Meeting adjourned •
Secretary .
August 7th , 1920 .
Annual County Convention , held at the Hempstead
Armory , Sat1,!rday 10 A. H. to 4 P. H,. Aueust 7th ,
1920 .
The Following Freeport delegates were present :
Dr . Gordon Lindsay
·Mr . Peter Stephen Beck
Absent :
Mr . Howard Aldridge
Hr . Walter Schmidt
Mr . Leo Schloss
HF · '."illis Johnston
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28 september 17th, 1920 •
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Minutes of reeular· meeting , held at the Hook &·
Ladder Companv rooms,·President Cutl€r presiding. - Minutes of the previous meeting accepted as read.
Annual report of the treasurer accepted as read.
Annual report of the financial secretary accepted
us read.
Hr. Leo Schloss reported. and cave a very inter­esting
talk on the annua 1 Count~' and State Conven­tions,
and aloo the pleasant time he had ~hile at
the State Convention -t Albany . He also roported
a resolution hy the State Convent ion to r•eco :unend
the chance of names of the different post officers
to corresponC" with the nn'""les of the officers of the
State Orcanization, etc., alfo that the provis i.on
o·f:tll!B Stote Constitution, requirinf sixty per cent
of the officers to be enlisted men, he abolished.
Hotion made , seconded and carried that this re­~
ort be accepted .
Hotion mace, seconded and carr~ed th:: t 're first
proceed to the election of officeJ , ~nd then to the
election of the Executive Con~ittee.
The nominatlons·for officers were as follows:-
For Presidenti Peter S . Beck and Harold E. Brown
(both candidates for president were absent).
For First Vice-President : Hobert D. Campbell and
WaltP-r C. Schmidt.
For Second VicP--President: Leo Schloss and Dr .
Gordon Lindsay.
For Financial ~ec1~tarr: John R. P. Goller
(Palter C. Schmidt ~eclined).
For Recording Secretarr : Charles W. Raynor .
For Treasurer : H. Bond Ra:>-more .
For Chaplai : Rev . J. Sidney Gould.
:~r . Rayrnond C. Whit taker and rr . ~ ugene ~ . Lee
were appointed tellers .
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.JiQ.P. tember 17th , 1920 (continued}
The following officers were elected :
For ?resident : Harold E. Brown
For First Vice Prenident : Robert D. Campbell
For Second Vice - President : Leo Schloss
For Financial Secretar~r : John P . ? . Goller
For Recording secretary : Charles ,~ . Raynor
For Treasurer : H. Bond Raymore
For Chapl a i n : Rev . J . Siclne~~ Gould
In the absence of Hr . Prm,·n, First Vice - President
Campbell assumed his duties .
The nominations for nembers of the Executive
Committee ''ere os follov-s :
GeorcP Christie
Walter c. Schmidt
Howard :r. I:ahnken
Peter s . Beck
Leroy T. Wells
Dr . Gordon Lindsay
John Cruikshank
\ 7 illiam •;r . Guest
George C. Hoffnan
:toward R. Aldri dge
~allace J . Young
Irv ing R. Oxenham
I:otion made , seconded ancl carried that the monina­t
ions be c losec' .
':'he followinc; v:rere electe~ members of the Executive
Co'Tinittee :
GPoree Christie
ftoward H. Hahnken
Peter S. Beck
Dr . Gordon Lindsay
~alter C. Schnidt
John Cruiksha.nk
On motion duly made , seconded and carriPd , the
following men v..ere elected members of the p('rmanent
Enterta i nment Committee :
Chairman ,
Alexander C. ~orbes
Georee c . Hoffman
Georee Pre?.iosi
_Frank Post
Arthur Bender
Clifford K. I~ahnken
Euge"ne R. Lee
Wallace Guest
Wi llis Johnston
Bernard Loonan
rilliam r . Harvey
aowarc' R. /.~. dridge
Joseph :~ . ::ccloskey
e Hr . Hoffmrm reported he has circulars and appl i ­cation
blanks for victor; medal s . Same turned over
to secretary .
::r. Oxenham reported he has a piano which he wishes
to donate to the Post . Hr . /'ldridge and Hr . Christie
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were appointed a comnittee to look over the piano ,
and if it met with their approval , to secure the
service of a truckman to bri~e it here , preferably
a leelon man .
Peport of the old Fntertainment Co.nmittee received­am~
accepted .
lt.r . Hart~narm sugcested that vre appoint a Press
Committee . no action taken .
Hotion made , seconded anc' unani mously carried that
the titles of the Post officers be chaneed from ?res­ident
, First Vice- President , Second Vice - President ,
Pecordinc Secretary and Financial Secretary , to
Commander , First Vice - Commander , Second Vice ­Commander,
.AC:jutant and Perso11nel Officer respe c t ­ively
, to conforn with the act i on of the State Con­vention
.
On motion duly nade, ~econded C~nd carried , the
meetine a~journed.
Adjutant.
October Jst , 1920 .
Hinu tes of regular meet ine, held at Hook t,. Ladder
Commmv rooiTls, Commander Harold E. Brown presiding .
·unutes of previous meetinr; accepted as· read.
Speech by !:r . Harold E. Brown acceptint; the
office of Co!!lmander of the ?ost .
Speech· b~r J:o!r . PetE'r S . Becl{, regrettinr; his na'!le
hud been lnc'ldvertentlv used 8S candidate for
Prosidf'nt of the Po8tv in opposition to : r . I'r..rold
E . Br•m· n.
commander Brown sue;eested anenc .e nt to Py-lav·s ,
as to Cha ir;rtrm of the Exe cu ti ve CO"ll."!li t tee.
Treasurer ' s report accepted cs reC~d. • P.eport of Personnel Officer 8.ccepted CIS read,
s' :m"Lnr; 3i8 me.·1bers on rolls , onbr 211 ·01' vrhom have
paid the ~1.50 a::;~esr'mC'r1t. neferrecl to •1evr lmsiness .
report of Piano Corruni t:tee rPccivf'd Clnd accepted.
P0!2. t Mi n u t cs .
oc:tobnr 1st , 1920 (contimlN~j
Report of Fntertainment comittee receivPCl and
acceptPd .
Report of AthJ.P.tic Co:!L"llittee recf'ived and £\C­cepted
.
J:r . Aldridge reported !:iss Fleanor Johnson (the
only younc vroman in FrePport in the S<"rvice) 'ould
accept life membership in this Post .
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Connrtndor Brown reported a recent aMonclment to
tho ··~r Fisk Insurance Act , vrherPb~· any lik"'.n V'Otmded ,
sick or who roc:Givec': mP-dical treatment v•hile in the
SC'rvice, ·, oulC1 1 e entitled to treatr1t=>nt , upon pro­duction
of certiflcPtr, in the event of recurrence
of the cl is ease .
:1\o mer':lber of the Ba so ball CO!':mi t tee he in[ present ,
the Adjutant was directed to request the cor.u:.ittee
to renfer a report at the next ~eeting of the Pott .
r:otion :nBde, seconded and carried that we appoint
a co:nrnittee to subMit a ctead J.ist of members of
this Post .
·~otion :"'lade , teconc1eci and carried that the Per­sonnel
Officer he cesicn~ted as the coM~ittee to
ret after these 117 Me~.
:·otlon Mc""".ce , seconc'ed and crrriN that: r . 1-Ierrnan
P . Johnson be appointed captain, ~ith porPr to pro­cePd
to oreanize a football team.
Hotion !Tk"'.0e , r.econce( and cerried that v·e refer
the natter of the challenge of the Rockville Centre
Post, to 8 football team on Thanksgiving Day , to
the Athletic CoiTlP'littee , with power .
Fot ion made , seconded ann cc-,rrieci thn t this Post
purchase one volurn.e of the Overseas IsDues of the
Stars and Stripes, and present it to the Fre0port
Public Librarr .
r·otion rn...'1C0 , sec:ondec r nd carrier that the
Treasurer acvance tvelve(~l2) dollars out of the
treasury to purchase this hook .
Hot ion made , seconcec and carried that the rna t ter
of the trt'\nsfer of ::r . c . J . Johnson from Port
Jefferson Post , be referred to the Executive
Co~nittee for t'\Ction .
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Motion mE:. de , seconded and carried that a vote of'
thanl<.s be extenclf'Ci to the officers of this Post •.vho so
faithfully served uc:; c1urine the first year of our
organization •
. rot ion mD de , second eel and carried that the rna t ter
of this Post parading in the Bonus Parade in New York
be laid on tho table .
::otion made , seconded ar.c carried that we make Hiss
Eleanor Johnson·a life member of this Post , wlthout
pny~ent of (ues , upon receipt of application for
membership .
l!r . Herman P . Johngon wished to resign as co.ptain
of the football team ; res iena tion not accepted .
Motion mnde , seconded and carried that the rr1a tter
of appointinr standine co~~ittees be taken up at
this time.
I~otion IT~D.de , seconded and carried that we dis­pense
1ili th a House Com1-nittee until need requires .
]·otion made , ~econded and carried that Br . P.obort
T . Smith be ap 1oin ted chairman of the Press and Pub- 4l
licity Committee , with power to ap9oint two accitional
members . ?he fol:o,'"ine com1nittee '"BS appoi nted :-
Mr . Robert T. Smith, Chairman ,
Bot ion m..1.de , geconded and carried that the Dis ­ability
Committee stand as before . The following is
the Disability Coi!lP'littee :­Hr.
Leo Schloss ,
l~r . Peters . Beck
~!r . Bond Raymore
Chairman
~r . Howard Osterhout
l·1r·. Newton Carman
Mot ion made , seconded and carried that i:Ir . Henry
Kranz be appointed chairman of the Athletic Committee,
with authorl ty to ace four ad( 1 tional members to his
com.rnittee . Tl1p follov'ine committee Pas appointed :-
Hr . Henry Kranz , Chairman
Mr. Howar' ...., _ 'lcridf.O ··r. 'Jeore;e )roziosi
71r . Pf'ter ~ . 1 "Ck J:.:;-o . Richard Rc'Tisen
Col'!lr18.nder Brm·:n reported the Charter for the Post •
ha~ ~ rrived . "otion "mEl.dP , ~econded and carried thEtt
we appoint a comnittee to procure frames for the
Charter an<"~ the sheet for the s it;na tures of the nembe r s .
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October 1st , 1920 (continuedj
Hot ion made , seconded and carriec that t 1e cha irr.1an
_.. have pov·f'lr to appoir.t ~uch a committee. rr . H. Bond
.., Paymore wns appointed conJ"li t tee .
Conmander Brown reported he believed the colors
have arrived from Mrs. Story .
:.:otion r:1ade , f'econc'led anc' carried that we leave over
the IT'.atter of presentation of Charter , and then the
colors could be presented at the s?.me time .
Comrnndf'lr• Brown SU[~ested the need of a hi8torion .
Hr . Campbell ·r:-.pol<e on the propriety of writing to
"'"ashincton , before F.lAction Day , for one of the r-uns
they are e; l vir1g avw.y , rm vine it properly ins c rihed ,
an~ thnn presontine it to the Villaee of Freeport .
~~ot ion Mflde , sec on0ed cmd carri e0 that the follow­ing
member~ he appointed a committee on me~orials :­Chairman
, Harold E. Brown
Mr. Howard Osterhout Rev . J . Sidney Gould
• Hotion In8cle , seconded and
appoint e. committee to visit
who is ill at his home. The
appointed : -
ca rriecl that the cha irnan
our Second Vice - Commander ,
following members ~ere
Hr. Peters . Reck
.". . r . H . B ond .P.. .a yr10re
J:r . HowE~_rd H. Mahnken
llr . ~alter c. Schmidt
Motion nnde , ~econded and carried that the Disabilit~
Co:mni t tee h<i ve included in i t2 pm·rers , tne po·we r of
visitation of rnombeP~ who may be ill from time to time.
lvir . Osterhout .suggested that we have some nenber
present from time to time nt the meetings of this Post ,
a paper or discuss some of the problems which our Post
is interested in .
l~otion r.1ade, recondecl anc' carried. that a committee
be ap'pointed to handle this rw.tter .
Hr . Gould sueces ted the value of the ri tua 1 . }~at ter
- referred to the Executive Corn.nittee \'-ith powC>r to act.
!:otion made, seconded and carried that the natter of
the election of a historian be laicl on the table.
i:atter of runninf be.sket ball eames referred to the
Athletic Com.~ittee .
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On mot ion duly made , "'ec ended ana' carr~· eo , the
neeting e~journed .
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Adjutant .
October 15th, 1920 .
I:'.inutes. of rer;ular meetinr , held at the C)outh
Shore Hotel , Freeport , N. Y.
In the absence of ~uperior officers, the Adjutant
called the mPetine to order, ancl on motion dul:r.
made , f:econded anc carried , Lr . PeterS. Beck wa!3
elected twnporary chEiirman of the meeting.
!'inutc~ of thf' pN!viou~ l:'leeting accepted a~ read .
·:inute~ of the previous Mee tine of the Executive
Committee accepted a5 reaCi .
. :otion :ace, seconcled a nd carried that the action •
taken ty the Executive Cor'!mittee be ratified, a11d •
the minutes approved .
Treasure~ ' s report accepted ag read, ~ho•ine bal­ance
on hand of r~5.42.
Report of Personnel Officer accepted as read .
Hr . Oxenham' s report as to piano received and
accepted, no member of thf' corn:1i ttee being present .
Mr . llil ton D. Ra ~rnor reported for the Base.ball
Committee.
notion made , r-econc1ed and carr~ed that the
P.aseball commit tcP. be 0 ir.chargec'l with thcmks, and
that Hr . Hyer~ he invited to a Meetine of the Lecion
to explain whCl t he knows about the $100 loan . ·
Report of the Athletic Corr.t."llit~ee ano football
team received and accepted .
Report of the Press and ?ublicity co~~ittee re-ceived
and accepted .
Report of the EntPrtainment Conmittee received
and accepted .
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Qc tober l Gth , 19ZO. ( cont i nued )
The bound volu"r of t he Overseas
Stars f\nc1 StripP-s h::tving Brrived , ::r .
r.10re \·a~ appointed a committee of one
same to the Freeport Public Li brary .
I ssues of the
H. Bonc1 Ray ­to
present the
The A<J jute:tnt presentee a communicat i on fron the
Roslyn Post , of the American Legion, inviting this
Post to be present at the layine of the corne r stone
of the Roslyn 'ar ··omori al ~u i ld ine on Sunday ,
Octo her 24th , l'9f:O , and the Adjutant vas d iroc ted to
accept thi~ invitation with thanks .
On motion (ul~r n_qde , seconc1ec1 an<" c~rr i ed , t11e
meetine or jourhed .
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Adjut ant.
October 29th, 192C .
Special meetine, held at the Hook & Lad<or Qo~
pany rooms. nursuant to order of . ConunandE'r Harolc E .
Brown . llr . Bl"O n nresided at the roeetine .
Lenethy correspondence from Anerlcan Ieeion
HE=lad quarters vas read to the meet ine , in reeard to
t.he Banns quc:>s t ion to be vo tee on at thC' comint.T
election, but no action takPn .
I'r . ~ould reported the bod~· of ''/illiam F . Downc ,
one of our conrades who cie~ ov0rseas, is on the
wa7 home , t o be buried in the :r0tional CPmo t ePy at
Cypress Hills .
Hot i on made , snconded and carri ed th~ t thG
chairman be empovrered to Rppoint u commander of the
guard of honor which attends a t the church , and a lso
a pPr'Ttet ~nt commander of the burial squac1
, to be in
charge at either stat~ct periods or for this occfsio~ ,
he having the po1ar to select the me~ .
~1r . Robert D. Ca""pbe 11 was named as co "" nccr of
the cu~rd , hf' also to act as co:m!!lander of th<=> burial
sc;.uad , • ith the unc:erstanding t:1at if hf" ishes , he
ma:· ~ e s lena te a ot' r !"1\an of thF squad to be in c h· 1 e
of the burial squad .
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':'he follo1 in[ mon volunteered r 11( \rere named ao
::ne::nbers of the guard am burial squad:
Hobert D. Cnmpbell, CoriN?nder
Jo..:-eph E. Allen
Howard R. Aldridee
Peter s. Beck
Harold E. Browh
Arthur Bender
D~ie;ht J . Boland
Edvard L. Crowell
H. Allen Gay
Robert E. Gogt~in
Carl J . Gessel
William W. Guest
Geor5e R. Christie
1./ ill iam " Harvey
creorEo
:~.nton c; . Harrington
John:: . ;·"rtmann, Jr .
Clifford K. L.ahh'{en
Hov-·ard H. 11ahnken
Georce Eulcahy
James I'. ""nlc'1hy
Joseph ~ . :·c~loskey
Frederick H. Plump
Irvin£ :? • Oxon.1qn
PPrc" F . Streeseman
H. Bon<'l ~.aymore
Charles '17. Raynor
Wallace J . Youne
Pre?.iosi
Hot ton made, Reconded anc carried that v , pro­vide
the usual Am0rican Le~ion ~reath on thnRe
occasions of th~ funPrals end burials of all our
merr1bers an( mon •rho "'(are killecl on the other side
fro""'l Freeport .
Hot ion me de, seconded and carr led thr t the
Clubhouse Co::n.rnittee be inst:r·ucted to bring in as .._
·soon as possible a plan for financing and also ~
plans for a fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollar 'club­housP
on a non-income producing basis .
The Athletic ComMittee rPported the Members
~rill not come out for practice for football team.
~·otion r:tade, secane ed an( ca!'"'ried that ·.ve cancel
the football eame v·.i. th Rockville Centre :for ,.,hanks­givln{';
Day.
Report of the Entertainment Committee r•eceivod
and accepted, showinE upvmrds of one hundred fifty
' ( ~.lEO) dollrrs clenr•ocl at the recent movine picture
benefit .
Hot ion rr.ade, seconded and carried that a rising
vote of thanl{s be given to the Entertainment Com­mit
tee for thcdr hard v. ork in nak in[ this affair a
success.
In th0 absence of objPction, tl~ next Meeting
of the Post v·as set for Fri<'a", lTovnnber 19th, 19?0.
In the absence of objection, the Fntertain~ent
Com.':li ttee Vlas instructed to hold :noneys realized
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Octor~er :'9th, J9~~G (cont i nued )
from entertainments unt i l thP en( of the season .
The mentinr thPn adjourned .
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Adjutant .
Nove~ber 19th , 1920 .
Rceular meotine , held at the Hool< & ladder
Company r·ooms , "<'roe port , N, v . , Commander Farold E.
Brown prer.; ldinr .
1Iinutes of rcp1lar mee tine; of Octobor 15th ,
1920 , wcro read and a.~.)pro v ed .
1 inutes of special me e ti!it; of Octobe1' 28th ,
1920 , v'lere rea( "'nc.approved .
l"inutes of previous meetint of the Executive
co~~ittee approved as corrected .
Report of Personnel Officer accepted as read ,
sho·;ving total membership of 338 .
Report of the Entertainment Corr~ittee acc Ppted
as read , showing upwar ds of $171.00 clearrd on
moving p i ctur e bene f i t, and upwards or $210 , 00
cleared on Armistice nay dance .
Cha llenge of Cedarhurst Post r e f erred to the
bowling committee.
The Committee on Memorials reported proeress .
Motion made , seconded and carried t hat Mr .
Osterhou t ·be named as chair man of t he Commi t tee on
Memorials, a t t he r equest of Mr . Brown .
The Bu ilding Committee reported progress .
Motion made, s econded and carried that we ac­cept
this report as given, with the expression of
full confidence in the Cota"'littee, with instructions
that they go forward .
Motion made and seconde<i that tho dues for•
nex t year be fixed at $3 . 00.
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Motion made and seconded to amend the previous
motion by striking out the figures "$3 , 0011 and in­serting
in place thereof the figures "$3. 50". This
motion was lo?t.
The original motion was then voted on and car- ~
ried, fixing t he dues for next year at $3 . 00 .
The matter or the formation of a women's auxil­iary
was rererrea to the next meeting.
communication from Mrs. Elizabeth C. Story was
read to the Post, pr~senting the Legion Flag, in
behalf or M~ story and herself, and the National
Colors, in behalf of her daughter, Mrs. Gladys
. story Remsen .
Moti~n '118.de, seconded and carried that a com­mittee
be appointed to draft a letter to be sent
to them, expresd inr the t 11anvs of the Post. The
follovJing committee was appointed:-
Chairman , Mr . Harold E. Brown
Mr . Peter s . Beck Mr . Milton D. Raynor
The chairman then ruled that the color offi­cer
of the Post will have possession of the colors
and dispose of them as in his judgment seems best,
colors to be insured and arrangements to be made to
have a local photographer take photographs of these
colors at once for our records and also for the
newspapers .
Motion made, secondec and carried that the
chairman appoint a Historian of the Post to compile
data and prepare records in connection with the
members of this Popt.
The meeting then adjourned .
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Post Adjutant.
D~ce er 3rd, 19 20 .
Recul r meet i ng , he l d a t the Hook t. l adder •
comnanv rooms , Freenort , N. ~r., First Vi ce - Comm nder '
Rober t D. camnbell presid i ng .
.
·ot i on de , ~ econ0ed E"nc car r i "d that the
m~nut8s cf t rcvious rnee ti~g be accepted as read .
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Drcornber 3rd, 1920 (en tinued)
~r surer ' s rEport ucc al nee on h"n· oi
191 .32. :·otlon '"'c'IP, "'C'Conded ~ d c, :rried that the
sa A be ap l'·ov c a"' r ad.
Personnel Offic0r ' s r0port ·hewed 240 full paid
memb('Y's. I'otion nule, s"'concPc1 ·n0 cEJrr·ie( tbat. the
report of the PersonnFl Officer be accepted es rea~.
ThE> Entertainme t cor'lr1.ittee reported "23f clf'Bred
on the cance to cate, also plans for a smoker to be
helc in t e near~·uturP . eport of' the EntPrtainme t
Co . it tee accepted as rf'ad •
Disability Co Mittee reported proer.ss .
rot ion Inc'3 de , t:econc'ed anc" cRrriec'l th? t t::1c report
of the Athletic Co1'!1Plitt.eP 11e Rcce_:JtPd us r'E'8.d .
Bullcing Com lt+ee reporte~ p:roeress .
I otion made, seconded an( carried that a conmittef
of fivE' be appointed to formuJ.atE"1 plans for t e for"ia ­tion
of a "'onen' s Auxiliary . 'I'. e foJ lm ing ne bPrs
Pre appointed on the c i -+,""ee :-
Mr . Harold F' . Brown
(Note : 11r. Brmun tool! care of this persone~lly , anCI
no oth('r nonberq were appointe<'l on thiR committee) .
mh<' follo·~·inr mf'nbe rs .,, Pre noM in ted as Count-r
Co...,:-nitteene~ fn~ •h .. car 19?1:-
J!r . Peter q. 'leek !' ... . John Cruikshank
·r . Leo Sr"-lo~s 1 r. . ·rf'nr~ B. umor-e
·:r . Georee P. . Christie Dr . r.ordon lindsa~·
:~r . Eo atd R. A~drioee
· otion nude , ceconded an~ carried that the
norr.ln8tlons be cloQed.
I(ot.i..on rmde, reconded "nc'! Cc rl·lec' that the c:. CP0.­tar
· c st on~ unani ouP bPllot to elect t ese men 2s
our count· represr tativ ~ for the vr r 1921 .
' otion
'". Pa ··nor
secretary .
. ~de, ~econdec rnc Cc rricc "'hat· r .C .arles
c 0eslgnr\tf'o s our cencliciatf' for Count'·
I:ot ion mad0, secondEd an< carr iecl the t in T'E'fard
to the rest of the countu officers, our co"'!T!1ittePMen
bA ei vr-m f'ull pOF I to art .
Post Minutes .
1 olio~ ·de, roconded enn carried to enpovFr
the secretary to o t e necesscry chrnros in our
Constitution· n Fy-ln~s, so r~ to confer~ to thr
'"'tete Constitution · nct B~·-la"s .
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ade, econded and carried th·t. r . Pctel4i'
s. ~eel he cesi n ted a~ our not~inee for of
the nt·· Executive Com:littee .
. 'r . renry C. rranz tendered his res ic;na tior. s
chairman of t e Athletic Co unittee , for the eason
Lh t he i. out of town o~t of t~e ti e en~ ca ot
&tt<:nd to th~ ut1.es of cha'r::.nan a'"" he vould Jik to .
"'otion made, secondE:>d e: 1.c' carP lee t:lr t. v-:e acce +,
''r . J raJ'j7. 1 rr-si£:'1atiOlt as c~air"Tlan of t.he Ath).etic
conr:1lttee.
!'r. 'V8lln CP r.nc->s t \"as nomina ted A.s c h::1 Ll'J11< n or
the AthJ.etic Co;rnrd1 tee. :lotion made, c-ec·)n(ocl [1 lld
carrit-c" Unt thP no lnrtions re clo"<"d . i~r . '1uoqt
un2ni 1ousl · elected chairm~n of the AthJetic
Committee .
1 oti<m made, seconded anc c~ rriod th:: t e put a
bov·linf t.ear1 in the field, inanced l y the Po t, •
sup "'Vised b .. : 1~r . I-'e r·ry Bo ·ers .
:·r . nuest to .dered his resie:natlon as chairm"n
of the At' lE"tic Co it teo. "otion .-a ·e, eco d
an cf'rrie<'l that .. r decliLe ~r.f' resicn...,tion of r.
IJ:.le c:: t .
··r . ! nnsen n0 ·.r . P ·~nee stated J.,hE" ave ic
the 1 .50 asc-eosrr:C'nt to sone r1P:11 E r of thC' PO"'t,
v ho'"'e nn .r t.h0.~ GO not renem: er .
I:otion ro\'e, seconchd and carr.i.ed thBt these
men be acceptPc '1~ full paid mf' .bers upon tr ( ir
statervmt that the,.r l"Clve paid t:he money .
I"r . '1-ollel'' repo!·ted t "t sonc t·cnt -r?ovnn ocd
'Tien, for· er·l~· nAml,er's of· otor '-='''fYl"!JOrt cm·pc; CJt
C[ p '~-"ill::-, . .., 0 • Vf.' .ot pai( the l.EC <:'SSffS ent,
' <'>VC OVf'C from tr .. "' V Lc Lr.i t~· .
:'oJ. i<'n de, "'econc!ed "nc carried t . t t e.. e
acc~'•pt c a~ full P" i f rers . .._
Letter fl'Om ··r . Elwoocl .~yers read to the Post,
in re ard to t e 100 loaned to the ~reeport A. A.
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Lecc~bel' :Jrd, 19?0 (con tin d)
:~otion mac0, ec ·eod R'1d carried thett •r . :.eo
e rchlo~s be inotructe>d o see> 1~. yers in rP ard to . he 100 lc;mn .
1 otion nace, seconc od :: nc car·riod, th" t in t: e
futuro, ln~n:r 'tusincr-s tPDnsact..ecl b~' thP Po;;t , ·.·}f\..,..f'
nl) thinLS ~ P"' 0,1ual, 3 T Ctr.i0.1 .,an 1)e> f'"iVPl1 thE'
pr( f r< 1 cc .
~ otion made, '"' co c c nc ca v>pif>d t : t the r1Pf' ti £
E~djourn .
Post Adjuta'i.t .
January 7th , 1921.
REGULAR MEETINQ.,_held at the Hook & Ledder Company
rooms Freeport , N. ~ Commander Brown ~resi~~~
Hinutes of previous meeting accepted as read.
- Minutes of previous meeting of the Executive Com-mittee
accepted as read.
Motion made, seconded and carried that the action
of the Executive Committee, with reference to the
$1 . 50 assessment , be ratified and made the action of
the Post, that those members who have failed to pay
the $1.50 assessment be considered pa id up to the
first of this year .
Mrs. Agnes c. Earon was present and spoke in re­gard
to the formation of the Women ' s Auxiliary .
Motion made , seconded and carried that we extend
Mrs. Earon a vote of thanks for the interest she has
already shown and for her promise of help for the
future.
Hr. Gould read communication from The American Le­gion
Headquarters, as to American Legion Sunday,
January 16th, 1921. He regretted very much he would
be out of town on the 16th, but invited the members
of the Legion to be present at the Presbyterian
Church on January 9th, instead of the 16th, when
American Legion Sunday would be observed .

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A motion was made, seconded and carried that a
committee of three be appointed to personally de ­liver
the French War Certificates to the relatives
of the deceased. The com.'Tiittee appointed was as
follows :
Mr . Hartmann 1!r . Hoffman Mr . Pettit
A motion was made, seconded and carried that
the resolution recommended by the :·xecu ti ve
Committee be adopted:
"RESOLVED t hat the Treasurer forward such a
sun as n·eccssary at the pro rata rate of
;,?1 .50 to the 1~ational Comnittee to re - instate
ever? mmnber of this Post for the year 1920 . .
That the members be given until June 1st,
1920 to rE'lpay the Post the sum of ~~1 . 50 11 •
Motion made, seconded and carried that the
action of the Treasurer be sustained in paying
for the dinner tickets at the County Committee
convention .
:.:otion made, seconded and carried that the
Smoker Committee be discharged with thanks , and
the following JIP bers of the conunittee received
a vote of than s •
. ·otion rr.ade, seconded and carried that the
minut s of the previous meeting be accepted as
read.
Motion made , seconded and carried that the
minutes of the previous Executive meeting be
approved .
iiotion made, seconded and carried that the
regular meetings of the Post be held on the
first Friday of each month, and the third Friday
of each month be a short business and social
meeting . In the event of one of the regular
meetin£ nit;hts falling on a holiday or a holi­day
eve, the meeting take place the following
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uotion mn.d.e, seconded and carried that the
existing com.-"1ittee on the Colored Post be per- ~
mi tted to use such a sum as necessary up to fifty ,_
($5C) dollars· for the good and welfare of the
Colored Post.
:Kotion made, seconded and carried that
vote of thanks be extended to Yr . ward for his
Pos t Minutes .
February 20th , 1920 ( continued)
kind donation of the membership cards .
! otion made , ~econded an~ carrie( t hat the
Secretar~ cccept all invitations extended the Post
by letter .
Treasurer reported ~604 .
lleet ine adjourned .
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_hlru'ch 19th , 1920 .
Mot ion nade , secondf'c' ano carriec1 that, the min­utes
of thf! prev i ous meeting be accepted as read .
:1Iotion made , seconded and carried that a commit­tee
of three be appo i nted to confer v:ith the Villat;e
Board of Trustees upon their invitation as to the
disposal of the $10 ,000 memorial fund .
Dr . Lindsay , Bond Raymore and Richard Remsen were
appointed upon that co~ ~ ittee .
various reports were heard and accepted .
: :otion rr.ade , seconded and carried that the bonus
question be voted upon at this meeting .
After various discussions of all kinds and means ,
the questi on was put and the cash bonus plan was
t he one vot ed as the one mos t a cceptable to this
Post.
secretar y .
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April 2n9J E~
A motion vas made , feconded and carried that the
minutes of the previous meeting be accepted as read .
A motion VIaS made, seconded and carried that Mr .
Harold E. Brown be appointed a comnittee of one to
see Mrs . story upon the presentation of a banner to
the Post .
A mot ion was made, seconded and carried that t•r .
John N. Hartmann be appointed custodian of the Post
flag .
Minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive
Committee were approved .
Report of the Baseball Coi'linittee was heard, and
·after much cis cuss ion the following amendment was
defeated : Thet the team be composed of ex-serv lee
men.
After the defeat of this amendment, the follow-ing
motion was passed: That one huncred ($100)
dollars be subject to be drawn for the use of the
Baseball Co~~ittee, to be used to defray the neces- ~
sary expenses to or5anize a baseball team, also ._.
that an assistant manager from the Post control this
money, also that the sense of this Post be that it
be a strictly American Legion team, the manager of
the team to use his discretion in .using outside
talent.
Mr . Brown spoke on his building plan, which was
receivcc" with great approval by the members of the
Post .
Motion made , seconded and carried that the
secretary be empow:-le was laic on the
table .
notion rn.de , seconded and carried that a conmittee
of five be appointed to meet the G. A. R. and ~wkc
suitable plans for Memorial Day :
r..tr • Cur ley Mr • Ward
Mr. Helland _ Hr. Jaffe
Mr . Williams
:rot ion wa.s made, seconded anc, carriec, that the
summer activities be left in the hands of the Enter­tainment
Committee .
l ... otion was r.lade, seconded and carried that Ur .
Frederick Plump be appointed chairman of the perman­ent
Entertainment co~~ittee .
Ir.otion made, seconded and carried that a com.~i t t.ee
be appointed to investigate plans for a club house
for this Post, itr . Harold E. Brown as ,ermane"1t
chairman vith the power to pick his comr1ittee :
Hr. Brown Hr . Raymore Hr. Christie
Hr . Remsen . Dr . Lindsay
A motion was made, seconded and carrie6 that this
Post recognize the fact of what the Hieh School and
Fire Department had done in corrunemora ting the memory
of those men who died in service , what these organ­i:
r.ations had done in planting Hemorial Trees:
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the
Executive Cornnittee purchase such supplies as the
Financial Secretary 2nd secretary need .
~ Meeting adjourned .
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May 7th, 1920.
Hinutes of the previous meeting accepted as read .
Motion made, seconded and carried that the ~
Treasurer ' s report be accepted as read . ~
:roving Picture Benefit Committee reported pro&­ress
.
~lir . HcGrant was introduced end gave a very in­teresting
talk on the Salvation Army Drive .
A motion was made , seconded and carried that an
Americanization Committee of five be appointed .
The following members were appointed :
Mr . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Bond Raymore
:1r .
Hr . Leo Schloss
Mr . Purdy ~illiams
C. VT . Raynor
!~lot ion mo. de, seconded and carried that a vote
of tho.nl~s be riven to li.r . C. A. Edwards for his
kind address on the proposed memorial .
Motion made, seconded and carried that this
Post donate $25 .00 to the Salvation Army for their --
drive .
Motion made, seconded and carried that this Post
accept Mr . Ferrara ' s offer to run a dance at his
hotel sometime in the future .
Hotion made , seconded and carriecl tnat the
Legion pay the following bills: Freeport Press ,
$47 . 35, and draw draft for ~15.00 for additionnl
printine of membership cards .
Motion made , seconded and carried that a special
meeting be called for Honday evening, Hay 17th,
1920.
Moti on made , seconded and carried that the Post
return the check of the Rockville Centre Post for
the payme 1t of the bowling alleys .
Mee iing ad journed .
Secretary .
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May 17th, ~0~
The ~~cial meetiJU: was opened with Dr . Lindsay
as chairman .
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The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted
8.s read.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the
bill from the Schultz Novelty &: Sporting Goods Co .
be referred to the baseball team with the underAtand­ing
that the baseball team pay all the bills and in
the future deal with the Victor Cohn Sporting Goods
Co., whose store is in the woolworth Buildine.
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Memorial Day CoffiiTl.ittee reported progress .
The Entertainment Committee reported progress
and have made a rrangements for a dance on the even-ing
of May 31st.
Hotion made , seconded and carried that the next
meetin[" of this Post be held on Friday evening, Hay
17th, 1920, a week l a ter than the usual meeting .
Mr . Peter s . Beck gave a very inspiring talk on
his membership drive and also outlined his member-ship
drive.
A list of prospective nembers was read and each
man received at least one card to have filled out .
The meeting a djournedi~/Y f-more .
For Chaplai : Rev . J. Sidney Gould.
:~r . Rayrnond C. Whit taker and rr . ~ ugene ~ . Lee
were appointed tellers .
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.JiQ.P. tember 17th , 1920 (continued}
The following officers were elected :
For ?resident : Harold E. Brown
For First Vice Prenident : Robert D. Campbell
For Second Vice - President : Leo Schloss
For Financial Secretar~r : John P . ? . Goller
For Recording secretary : Charles ,~ . Raynor
For Treasurer : H. Bond Raymore
For Chapl a i n : Rev . J . Siclne~~ Gould
In the absence of Hr . Prm,·n, First Vice - President
Campbell assumed his duties .
The nominations for nembers of the Executive
Committee ''ere os follov-s :
GeorcP Christie
Walter c. Schmidt
Howard :r. I:ahnken
Peter s . Beck
Leroy T. Wells
Dr . Gordon Lindsay
John Cruikshank
\ 7 illiam •;r . Guest
George C. Hoffnan
:toward R. Aldri dge
~allace J . Young
Irv ing R. Oxenham
I:otion made , seconded ancl carried that the monina­t
ions be c losec' .
':'he followinc; v:rere electe~ members of the Executive
Co'Tinittee :
GPoree Christie
ftoward H. Hahnken
Peter S. Beck
Dr . Gordon Lindsay
~alter C. Schnidt
John Cruiksha.nk
On motion duly made , seconded and carriPd , the
following men v..ere elected members of the p('rmanent
Enterta i nment Committee :
Chairman ,
Alexander C. ~orbes
Georee c . Hoffman
Georee Pre?.iosi
_Frank Post
Arthur Bender
Clifford K. I~ahnken
Euge"ne R. Lee
Wallace Guest
Wi llis Johnston
Bernard Loonan
rilliam r . Harvey
aowarc' R. /.~. dridge
Joseph :~ . ::ccloskey
e Hr . Hoffmrm reported he has circulars and appl i ­cation
blanks for victor; medal s . Same turned over
to secretary .
::r. Oxenham reported he has a piano which he wishes
to donate to the Post . Hr . /'ldridge and Hr . Christie
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were appointed a comnittee to look over the piano ,
and if it met with their approval , to secure the
service of a truckman to bri~e it here , preferably
a leelon man .
Peport of the old Fntertainment Co.nmittee received­am~
accepted .
lt.r . Hart~narm sugcested that vre appoint a Press
Committee . no action taken .
Hotion made , seconded anc' unani mously carried that
the titles of the Post officers be chaneed from ?res­ident
, First Vice- President , Second Vice - President ,
Pecordinc Secretary and Financial Secretary , to
Commander , First Vice - Commander , Second Vice ­Commander,
.AC:jutant and Perso11nel Officer respe c t ­ively
, to conforn with the act i on of the State Con­vention
.
On motion duly nade, ~econded C~nd carried , the
meetine a~journed.
Adjutant.
October Jst , 1920 .
Hinu tes of regular meet ine, held at Hook t,. Ladder
Commmv rooiTls, Commander Harold E. Brown presiding .
·unutes of previous meetinr; accepted as· read.
Speech by !:r . Harold E. Brown acceptint; the
office of Co!!lmander of the ?ost .
Speech· b~r J:o!r . PetE'r S . Becl{, regrettinr; his na'!le
hud been lnc'ldvertentlv used 8S candidate for
Prosidf'nt of the Po8tv in opposition to : r . I'r..rold
E . Br•m· n.
commander Brown sue;eested anenc .e nt to Py-lav·s ,
as to Cha ir;rtrm of the Exe cu ti ve CO"ll."!li t tee.
Treasurer ' s report accepted cs reC~d. • P.eport of Personnel Officer 8.ccepted CIS read,
s' :m"Lnr; 3i8 me.·1bers on rolls , onbr 211 ·01' vrhom have
paid the ~1.50 a::;~esr'mC'r1t. neferrecl to •1evr lmsiness .
report of Piano Corruni t:tee rPccivf'd Clnd accepted.
P0!2. t Mi n u t cs .
oc:tobnr 1st , 1920 (contimlN~j
Report of Fntertainment comittee receivPCl and
acceptPd .
Report of AthJ.P.tic Co:!L"llittee recf'ived and £\C­cepted
.
J:r . Aldridge reported !:iss Fleanor Johnson (the
only younc vroman in FrePport in the Snt , upon pro­duction
of certiflcPtr, in the event of recurrence
of the cl is ease .
:1\o mer':lber of the Ba so ball CO!':mi t tee he in[ present ,
the Adjutant was directed to request the cor.u:.ittee
to renfer a report at the next ~eeting of the Pott .
r:otion :nBde, seconded and carried that we appoint
a co:nrnittee to subMit a ctead J.ist of members of
this Post .
·~otion :"'lade , teconc1eci and carried that the Per­sonnel
Officer he cesicn~ted as the coM~ittee to
ret after these 117 Me~.
:·otlon Mc""".ce , seconc'ed and crrriN that: r . 1-Ierrnan
P . Johnson be appointed captain, ~ith porPr to pro­cePd
to oreanize a football team.
Hotion !Tk"'.0e , r.econce( and cerried that v·e refer
the natter of the challenge of the Rockville Centre
Post, to 8 football team on Thanksgiving Day , to
the Athletic CoiTlP'littee , with power .
Fot ion made , seconded ann cc-,rrieci thn t this Post
purchase one volurn.e of the Overseas IsDues of the
Stars and Stripes, and present it to the Fre0port
Public Librarr .
r·otion rn...'1C0 , sec:ondec r nd carrier that the
Treasurer acvance tvelve(~l2) dollars out of the
treasury to purchase this hook .
Hot ion made , seconcec and carried that the rna t ter
of the trt'\nsfer of ::r . c . J . Johnson from Port
Jefferson Post , be referred to the Executive
Co~nittee for t'\Ction .
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Motion mE:. de , seconded and carried that a vote of'
thanlr to act.
!:otion made, seconded and carried that the natter of
the election of a historian be laicl on the table.
i:atter of runninf be.sket ball eames referred to the
Athletic Com.~ittee .
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On mot ion duly made , "'ec ended ana' carr~· eo , the
neeting e~journed .
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Adjutant .
October 15th, 1920 .
I:'.inutes. of rer;ular meetinr , held at the C)outh
Shore Hotel , Freeport , N. Y.
In the absence of ~uperior officers, the Adjutant
called the mPetine to order, ancl on motion dul:r.
made , f:econded anc carried , Lr . PeterS. Beck wa!3
elected twnporary chEiirman of the meeting.
!'inutc~ of thf' pN!viou~ l:'leeting accepted a~ read .
·:inute~ of the previous Mee tine of the Executive
Committee accepted a5 reaCi .
. :otion :ace, seconcled a nd carried that the action •
taken ty the Executive Cor'!mittee be ratified, a11d •
the minutes approved .
Treasure~ ' s report accepted ag read, ~ho•ine bal­ance
on hand of r~5.42.
Report of Personnel Officer accepted as read .
Hr . Oxenham' s report as to piano received and
accepted, no member of thf' corn:1i ttee being present .
Mr . llil ton D. Ra ~rnor reported for the Base.ball
Committee.
notion made , r-econc1ed and carr~ed that the
P.aseball commit tcP. be 0 ir.chargec'l with thcmks, and
that Hr . Hyer~ he invited to a Meetine of the Lecion
to explain whCl t he knows about the $100 loan . ·
Report of the Athletic Corr.t."llit~ee ano football
team received and accepted .
Report of the Press and ?ublicity co~~ittee re-ceived
and accepted .
Report of the EntPrtainment Conmittee received
and accepted .
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r
,
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Qc tober l Gth , 19ZO. ( cont i nued )
The bound volu"r of t he Overseas
Stars f\nc1 StripP-s h::tving Brrived , ::r .
r.10re \·a~ appointed a committee of one
same to the Freeport Public Li brary .
I ssues of the
H. Bonc1 Ray ­to
present the
The As t ion to be vo tee on at thC' comint.T
election, but no action takPn .
I'r . ~ould reported the bod~· of ''/illiam F . Downc ,
one of our conrades who cie~ ov0rseas, is on the
wa7 home , t o be buried in the :r0tional CPmo t ePy at
Cypress Hills .
Hot i on made , snconded and carri ed th~ t thG
chairman be empovrered to Rppoint u commander of the
guard of honor which attends a t the church , and a lso
a pPr'Ttet ~nt commander of the burial squac1
, to be in
charge at either stat~ct periods or for this occfsio~ ,
he having the po1ar to select the me~ .
~1r . Robert D. Ca""pbe 11 was named as co "" nccr of
the cu~rd , hf' also to act as co:m!!lander of th<=> burial
sc;.uad , • ith the unc:erstanding t:1at if hf" ishes , he
ma:· ~ e s lena te a ot' r !"1\an of thF squad to be in c h· 1 e
of the burial squad .
,
36 _pos t Minut es .
':'he follo1 in[ mon volunteered r 11( \rere named ao
::ne::nbers of the guard am burial squad:
Hobert D. Cnmpbell, CoriN?nder
Jo..:-eph E. Allen
Howard R. Aldridee
Peter s. Beck
Harold E. Browh
Arthur Bender
D~ie;ht J . Boland
Edvard L. Crowell
H. Allen Gay
Robert E. Gogt~in
Carl J . Gessel
William W. Guest
Geor5e R. Christie
1./ ill iam " Harvey
creorEo
:~.nton c; . Harrington
John:: . ;·"rtmann, Jr .
Clifford K. L.ahh'{en
Hov-·ard H. 11ahnken
Georce Eulcahy
James I'. ""nlc'1hy
Joseph ~ . :·c~loskey
Frederick H. Plump
Irvin£ :? • Oxon.1qn
PPrc" F . Streeseman
H. Bon Entertainme t cor'lr1.ittee reported "23f clf'Bred
on the cance to cate, also plans for a smoker to be
helc in t e near~·uturP . eport of' the EntPrtainme t
Co . it tee accepted as rf'ad •
Disability Co Mittee reported proer.ss .
rot ion Inc'3 de , t:econc'ed anc" cRrriec'l th? t t::1c report
of the Athletic Co1'!1Plitt.eP 11e Rcce_:JtPd us r'E'8.d .
Bullcing Com lt+ee reporte~ p:roeress .
I otion made, seconded an( carried that a conmittef
of fivE' be appointed to formuJ.atE"1 plans for t e for"ia ­tion
of a "'onen' s Auxiliary . 'I'. e foJ lm ing ne bPrs
Pre appointed on the c i -+,""ee :-
Mr . Harold F' . Brown
(Note : 11r. Brmun tool! care of this persone~lly , anCI
no oth('r nonberq were appointed e: 1.c' carP lee t:lr t. v-:e acce +,
''r . J raJ'j7. 1 rr-si£:'1atiOlt as c~air"Tlan of t.he Ath).etic
conr:1lttee.
!'r. 'V8lln CP r.nc->s t \"as nomina ted A.s c h::1 Ll'J11< n or
the AthJ.etic Co;rnrd1 tee. :lotion made, c-ec·)n(ocl [1 lld
carrit-c" Unt thP no lnrtions re clo"VC OVf'C from tr .. "' V Lc Lr.i t~· .
:'oJ. id o see> 1~. yers in rP ard to . he 100 lc;mn .
1 otion nace, seconc od :: nc car·riod, th" t in t: e
futuro, ln~n:r 'tusincr-s tPDnsact..ecl b~' thP Po;;t , ·.·}f\..,..f'
nl) thinLS ~ P"' 0,1ual, 3 T Ctr.i0.1 .,an 1)e> f'"iVPl1 thE'
pr( f r< 1 cc .
~ otion made, '"' co c c nc ca v>pif>d t : t the r1Pf' ti £
E~djourn .
Post Adjuta'i.t .
January 7th , 1921.
REGULAR MEETINQ.,_held at the Hook & Ledder Company
rooms Freeport , N. ~ Commander Brown ~resi~~~
Hinutes of previous meeting accepted as read.
- Minutes of previous meeting of the Executive Com-mittee
accepted as read.
Motion made, seconded and carried that the action
of the Executive Committee, with reference to the
$1 . 50 assessment , be ratified and made the action of
the Post, that those members who have failed to pay
the $1.50 assessment be considered pa id up to the
first of this year .
Mrs. Agnes c. Earon was present and spoke in re­gard
to the formation of the Women ' s Auxiliary .
Motion made , seconded and carried that we extend
Mrs. Earon a vote of thanks for the interest she has
already shown and for her promise of help for the
future.
Hr. Gould read communication from The American Le­gion
Headquarters, as to American Legion Sunday,
January 16th, 1921. He regretted very much he would
be out of town on the 16th, but invited the members
of the Legion to be present at the Presbyterian
Church on January 9th, instead of the 16th, when
American Legion Sunday would be observed .

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